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Mrs. Wakahiro from Pearl City, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Wakahiro's classroom raised $865

Books That Change Trauma to Triumph

Help me give my students books that will help them envision the perspective of others and learn values that can make them more resilient in the face of adversity, and promote a safer, more peaceful and loving world.

This project is fully funded

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Mrs. Wakahiro Momilani Elementary School
Pearl City, HI Grades 3-5

My Students

I love that each and every one of my students possess a good heart. Most of them are middle-class, but some live in single-family homes, while others share a single-family home with several other families. They are a blend of different races and cultures, and are blind to skin color differences.

My students are not children of poverty, but they have busy working parents.

A busy schedule and living in a technological world equals less bedtime reading. Despite this, my students, even the 11-year olds, love sitting at my feet to listen to a good book.

My Project

These books all have something in common, they spread the message of nurturing, healing, and love. In this day and age, we may be technologically advanced, but nothing technological can give humans love, connection, and belonging, which are universal wants and needs. The increase in depression, anxiety, suicide, and violence in young people is nothing short of alarming. The pandemic further elevated the need for us to give children guidance, support, and opportunities for healing so that they are equipped to deal with life's challenges and to also be part of the solution. Students have been unable to be with their friends for an extended period of time, many missed out on milestone activities, like camp, track meets, and drama productions, they could not participate in the activities that give them joy and an outlet for stress, for example, sports and dance.

Books can teach our children how to handle experiences that are unfamiliar and new.

They are a great way to teach our children values and appropriate social behavior. Children's books can even help ease anxiety and help children cope by witnessing how characters in stories deal with situations.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

300 students impacted 1 donor
Mrs. Wakahiro Momilani Elementary School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Pearl City, HI View local requests 300 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Table Where Rich People Sit • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Freedom School, Yes! • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Sorry! • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Art of Miss Chew • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
The Colors of Us • Amazon Business $17.74 1 $17.74
The Message in the Mirror • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Secret of the Peaceful Warrior: A Story About Courage and Love • Amazon Business $16.46 1 $16.46
Gracias / Thanks (English and Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $16.08 1 $16.08
The Power of One: Every Act of Kindness Counts • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
When Sophie Thinks She Can't...: . . . Really, Really Smart • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Thank You, Omu! • Amazon Business $14.89 1 $14.89
Words and Your Heart • Amazon Business $14.75 1 $14.75
Desmond and the Very Mean Word • Amazon Business $14.47 1 $14.47
Exclamation Mark • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
My Name Is Yoon (Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award, 2004) • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
I Like Myself! • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Big Red Lollipop • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
The Big Umbrella • Amazon Business $14.39 1 $14.39
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00
Red: A Crayon's Story • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Moody Cow Meditates • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah • Amazon Business $13.88 1 $13.88
Love • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
A World without Failures: Growth Mindset • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The OK Book • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga • Amazon Business $12.32 1 $12.32
Zero • Amazon Business $12.32 1 $12.32
My Friend Earth: (Earth Day Books with Environmentalism Message for Kids, Saving Planet Earth, Our Planet Book) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Good People Everywhere • Amazon Business $11.61 1 $11.61
Kindness is my Superpower: A children's Book About Empathy, Kindness and Compassion • Amazon Business $11.50 1 $11.50
Same, Same But Different • Amazon Business $11.30 1 $11.30
If Kids Ran the World • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Chocolate Milk, Por Favor: Celebrating Diversity with Empathy • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I'm New Here • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Under the Lemon Moon • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
Stand in My Shoes: Kids Learning about Empathy • Amazon Business $10.95 1 $10.95
The Thank You Letter • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
What Is Given from the Heart • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
A Flicker of Hope • Amazon Business $9.93 1 $9.93
Four Feet, Two Sandals • Amazon Business $9.79 1 $9.79
Say Something • Amazon Business $9.69 1 $9.69
I Am Human: A Book of Empathy (I Am Books) • Amazon Business $8.74 1 $8.74
Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Let's Be Enemies • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Let's Talk About Race • Amazon Business $7.79 1 $7.79
Those Shoes • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Matthew and Tilly (Picture Puffin Books) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Mr. George Baker (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Hot Day on Abbott Avenue • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$659.26

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.54

Sales tax

 $29.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$734.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$129.65

Total project goal

$864.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $864.35

1 Donor

-$864.35

Donations toward project cost

-$734.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$129.65

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